Snooker
Names in the frame
All human emotions find their expression on the green baize
Populism on the march
As populism advances on both sides of the channel, we ask if it can make the shift from insurgent movement to governing project
Murders for May
Killings in the new Japan, family feuds in India and the novel menace of AI
Here comes trouble
Farage is going to cause huge headaches for the Tories, and may be here to stay
Ukraine’s dangerous friends
The embattled nation must resist the siren song of possible NATO membership
Killing the good Samaritans
In the face of monstrous violence, we are losing control of our public spaces
When things could only get better
Fans of the 1990s aren’t nostalgic reactionaries. They celebrate an era of optimism, peace, prosperity and great popular culture
The problem with Nigel Farage
The maverick Reform leader might be entertaining, but he is also unreliable
War, peace, and architecture in Munster
A welcome if flawed history of Irish architecture
Why “buffer stocks” don’t work
Yet again, economists have failed to understand Smith
Walking a tightrope
It is not easy for Jeremy Hunt to toe the government line without falling off
The final lap
Senna dives into the high-speed Tamburello corner and never comes out of it